The term structure of interest rates‚ also known as the yield curve‚ is a very common bond valuation method. Constructed by graphing the yield to maturities and the respective maturity dates of benchmark fixed-income securities‚ the yield curve is a measure of the market’s expectations of future interest rates given the current market conditions. Treasuries‚ issued by the federal government‚ are considered risk-free‚ and as such‚ their yields are often used as the benchmarks for fixed-income securities
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Evaluate the impact of government’s influence on the proximate variables in attempting to achieve a desired fertility rate If follows that if the cost of living and the cost of having children limits family size‚ then government policies towards taxation and family welfare are also significant influences on how many children a couple will have. Such government policies generally include family planning programmes‚ financial incentives to control/increase family size‚ and the provision of health
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the Term Paper: 1. Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR): 2. Base Rate: 8.99% 3. CRIB Score based on CAMEL Rating: 73.166 (Credit Rating: A‚ Modest Risk) Detailed calculations are shown in subsequent sections. I. Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) II. Base Rate What is Base Rate? Starting July 1‚ 2010‚ RBI had introduced a new Base Rate system which will set the interest rates for the bankers to lend their borrowers. It is the minimum rate of interest that a bank is allowed to charge
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that a number of modifications can be applied to a yoyo where it can affect the yoyo’s “sleeping time”‚ wherein the researcher focused on the string length and weight modifications. Due to the concepts presented‚ the researcher aims to examine how the string length and weight can affect
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Change in respiratory rate during exercise Aim: To record and investigate how the breathing rate varies for the duration of light and heavy exercise. Introduction: When an individual exercises‚ the muscles being used needs extra energy from oxygen. The lungs pump oxygen to the heart‚ and then the heart pumps the oxygenated blood through the blood to the particular muscle that is working. The human body has a series of organs working together‚ which is named the respiration system. The organs involved
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$1.50 to $1.25‚ then the pound has _________ and the dollar has _________. a. appreciated; appreciated b. depreciated; appreciated c. appreciated; depreciated d. depreciated; depreciated 2. When the exchange rate changes from 1.0 euros to the dollar to 0.8 euros to the dollar‚ then the euro has _________ and the dollar has _________. a. appreciated; appreciated b. depreciated; appreciated c. appreciated; depreciated d. depreciated;
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Natural rate of unemployment The natural rate of unemployment (sometimes called the structural unemployment rate) is a concept of economic activity developed in particular by Milton Friedman and Edmund Phelps in the 1960s‚ both recipients of the Nobel prize in economics. In both cases‚ the development of the concept is cited as a main motivation behind the prize.[1][2] It represents the hypothetical unemployment rate consistent with aggregate production being at the "long-run" level. This level
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In the face of rising inflationary pressure in Hong Kong‚ some people have suggested that the Linked Exchange Rate system is the root cause of the situation and that the Hong Kong dollar should no longer be linked to the US dollar. The Financial Secretary already stated in his blog on 14 August that the Link continues to be the most appropriate exchange rate arrangement for Hong Kong. I will elaborate further on a few related issues. Many people who advocate un-pegging the Hong Kong dollar from
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REACTION PAPER Inflation Rate in the Philippines 2011 The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said that although the scope for keeping policy rates has narrowed due to continued climb of the inflation rate‚ there is still no need to hike rates. This as the government reported the rise in the inflation rate to 4.3 percent last February from month-ago’s 3.5 percent on account of faster inflation rate in food and oil commodities. BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr.‚ in a text message to reporters
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NEWS STRAITS TIMES Unemployment rate drops 2011/07/06 THE country’s unemployment rate currently stands at 3.1 per cent compared with the 3.4 per cent last year‚ the Dewan Negara heard yesterday. Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Maznah Mazlan said the government was fully harnessing its workforce to keep the unemployment rate at four per cent and below. This was because according to international standards‚ this was considered full employment. "According to the Statistics Department
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